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Non-profit has a good Windows Vista laugh
UPDATE 3/8/05: OK - I was WRONG. The Organisaiton really is upset with Microsoft. It just took me two days to get someone on the phone there. The original posting assumed this was a hoax... please read on for an updated version.
Two non-profits are outraged over the name of Windows Vista.
The Vista Software Alliance and WorldVista promote the use of the VistA software suite, an application for electronic health records developed by the Veterans Administration. The two provide services to hospitals, medical practices and other organisations that use the software.
On Monday they issued a press release claiming that they "denounce" the name of Microsoft's new operating system.
The phrasing is off for such a press release (enough so to convince me that the it was a hoax), using harsh language and, failing to make a single demand. They are upset, but what do they want from Microsoft?
"The confusion created by Microsoft and its choice of the word 'Vista' is an affront to the people who take care of our nation's veterans," said Barbara Boykin, Chairman of the VistA Software Alliance, claiming that Microsoft is "demeaning" the passion of doctors and health care workers by "expropriating" the name Vista.
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Tags; hoax, Windows vista, microsoft
August 2, 2005 at 03:04 AM | Permalink
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am i missing something? did you talk to these folks? my irony gland is obviously not working right because it wasnt clear the outrage was fake.
Posted-by: james governor | 2 Aug 2005 14:30:50
Why is this a prank? The phrasing is overly strong for such a press release. They would claim that the product infringes on the blabla, not that it's an "affront" to doctors and nurses. It really became clear to me when they moved to the "unfortunateness" of the timing in relation to the imminent Vista launch.
Furthermore, there is no claim or demand: they don't claim a trademark ownership; they don't ask Microsoft to do a single thing, claim damages, demand that they change the Vista name.
They're only out to score PR points.
Posted-by: SV Sleuth | 2 Aug 2005 16:51:13
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